Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey
by Nicholas Schaffner
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Saucerful of Secretsis the first in-depth biography of this very private group. At the heart of the saga is Syd Barrett, the group's brilliant founder, whose public decline into shattered incoherence--attributable in part to his marathon use of LSD--is one of the tragedies of rock history. The making ofDark Side of the Moonand Floyd's other great albums is recounted in detail, as are the mounting of "The Wall" and the creation of the flying pigs, crashing planes, "Mr. Screen" and the show more other elements of their spectacular stage shows. The book also explores the many battles between bass player/song writer Roger Waters and the rest of the group, leading up to Water's acrimonious departure for a solo career in 1984 and his unsuccessful attempt to disolve the group he had left behind. Saucerful of Secretsis an electrifying account of this ground-breaking, mind-bending group, covering every period of their career from earliest days to latest recordings. It is full of revealing information that will be treasured by all who love Pink Floyd's music. show lessTags
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Pink Floyd es uno de los más grandes grupos pop de todos los tiempos. Sin embargo, detrás de las escenografías, de los juegos de luces y del inspirado aire psicodélico y de hipnosis que recorre sus álbumes, los miembros de la banda siempre han permanecido en la sombra. La odisea de Pink Floyd es la única biografía exhaustiva de un grupo que siempre ha protegido ferozmente su intimidad. El libro que arroja luz sobre las historias personales que se ocultan tras el espectacular éxito del grupo.
I really enjoyed this book. It really brings to life the early days of the band, and their interactions with other important figures and events.
A good, unbiased history of Pink Floyd.
Pink Floyd biography
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Saucerful of Secrets: The Pink Floyd Odyssey
- Original publication date
- 1991
- People/Characters
- Roger Waters; Syd Barrett; David Gilmour; Richard Wright; Nick Mason
- First words
- The final weeks of rock 'n' roll's most magical year caught Britain's most promising new band in an excruciating dilemma.
- Original language
- English
Classifications
- Genres
- Music, Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir, General Nonfiction
- DDC/MDS
- 782.42166092 — Arts & recreation Music Vocal music Secular forms of vocal music Songs General principles and musical forms Traditions of secular songs {genres} Rock songs modified standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography Biography
- LCC
- ML421 .P6 .S32 — Music Literature on music Literature on music History and criticism Biography
- BISAC
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- 367
- Popularity
- 85,858
- Reviews
- 4
- Rating
- (3.95)
- Languages
- 6 — Czech, English, Finnish, German, Italian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 18
- ASINs
- 2




























































